Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Preparation Time:	20 minutes
Cooking Time:	1 hour 10 minutes
Time Until Ready:	2 hours
Serves:	10-12

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup safflower oil
2 large eggs
1 cup pureed pumpkin
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans & pepitas (preferably lightly toasted)
1 cup raisins
Zest of one orange

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Beat sugar and oil in large bowl to blend.
• Mix in eggs, orange zest and pumpkin.
• Sift flour, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another large bowl.
• Stir into pumpkin mixture in 2 additions.
• Mix in pecans, pepitas & raisins.
• Divide batter into prepared pan.
• Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
• Transfer to rack and cool 10 minutes.
• Using sharp knife, cut around edge of loaves. Turn loaf out onto rack and cool completely.

Delicious with a cup of tea.

Source: hamiltro

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